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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-04-21
An Interesting Game with Letters.

We divide the company into as many
groups as there are boxes of letters,
says a writer in Harper's Bazar describ-
ing the most interesting of word-mak-
ing games. The letters are turned out
face downward around small open
space in the center called a pool The
first player takes letter from any part
of the table, and if he forms word he
places it in front of him and draws
again; if not he says pass" and puts
the letter in the pool. Every word
formed entities to another draw. l, 0,
and A are classed rs words.
The next player takes letter up, and
if he can form IL combination with that
letter, his neighbors' words, or the let
ters in the pool, he makes it for HIM
self and draws again. 1t is always best
to use the pool and the words of the
other players before drawing, for if the
letter taken is unavailable, a chance is
lost. TO make the game more clear,
suppose a player has formed the word
''sum," and another takes up the letter
h; this gives the opportunity of taking
it, and making it 'smush.'' Another
may have ''tun;' k will transform it
into ''tunk," good dictionary word.
Slang and plurals are not allowable,
neither is it allowable to form two
words with the pool, your own letters
and one word taken. Ten words form
the game, and it gets very exciting, as
many of the players have word after
word taken from them when near the
goal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-04-21
A Story to Disturb a Casco Citizen.

Late one afternoon about twenty
years ago a good-looking girl came in
to the Argats office and put in an ad-
vertisement for money lost by her
The previous night she had come from
coming on shore she missed her purse,
which contained all her worldly wealth
some $3.50. The greater part of this
sum she had earned by service in fam
lilies in Massachusetts. No response to
the advertisement was ever made.
Yesterday we were informed that the
man who twenty years ago found that
poor girls purse of money in the
ladies cabin of the Boston boat and
has kept it all these years is resident
of the town of Casco, and that steps
are being taken to compel him to re-
turn the money, with interest, to the
loser if the latter is now living, OF to
her heirs if she is dead
As the story is told US, this Casco
man, then young fellow, came to
Portland in company with girl of his
neighborhood to whom he was paying
attentions. He took her ON board the
Boston boat, she never having seen a
steamer. While they were in the
ladies' cabin the stewardess came in
accompanied by the girl who had lost
the money and began a vigorous
search This young man and his girl
Joined in the search Suddenly his
quick eye spied the purse lying on the
floor partially hidden by the folds of
one of the berth curtains. He quietly
put his foot on the purse, and as soon
as the stewardess and the girl to whom
the money belonged had turned their
backs he hastily picked up the purse
and showed it in his pocket.
The only person who saw him do
this was the girl whom he hoped to
marry. On their way home to Casco
the young man, having taken out the
money, gave the purse to his girIs for a
keepsake, but the girls mother made
her give it back to her dishonest lover.
This couple are now people of middle
age, married, though not to each
other, and both live in Casco, The
man, it is said, has accumulated quite
a property and is able to return the
money he practically stole from that
poor girl so long ago.-Porttand Argws.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-04-21
He Met EIacaaIay.

Not long ago | was talking with an
in the iron business as commission
merchant in Western city, who,
early in his career, went to England to
make Il study of iron manufacture in
conjunction with a visit for pleasure.
..One day" he said, Il went to
London book store to find certain
work on metallurgy could not find in
America, and while there q pleasant
old gentleman came in and began look
ing. We came together presently, and
soon We're chatting pleasantly on books
and other matters, and | told him who
! was and what | was seeking He
told me he knew the work. and, though
it was rare. Thought he might find it,
and at once began Il search through
the racks, shelves, and out-of-the way
corners, and finally came up smiling
from Il dark place with the book in his
hands. | thanked him, and, taking
the volume to the dealer, | ordered it
laid aside. and at the same time order
ed the late numbers of Macaulay's
works, which Were appearing in parts
and some of which | had bought in
America.
II told nv new friend that in nv
estimation Macaulay was the greatest
English writer, and that | had read
everything he had written, as far as
knew. He smiled pleasantly, and after
few moments further conversation
we parted, with the hope of meeting
again. The next morning | left Lon
don for York, and when | had settled
myself in the compartment assigned
HE found my travelling companion 10
bd the old gentleman | had met in the
book store the day previously. | was
glad to see him and told him | was
bound for York, and he said he was
going there, too. This pleased me
and | settled down for Il good talk, for
hs was exceedingly entertaining and
thoroughly the gentleman. We made
no stops for some time, and when we
did l noticed large crowd at the
station.
"'There must be some distinguished
person aboard the train, said, and
these people are here to see him.
.''Possibly,' he answered, with a
smile like the one he gave me the day
before among the books, and we con
| tinued our talk. At the next station
there was larger crowd, and getting
outside | asked what was going on,
| and some one told me Lord Macaulav
was on the train. | went back to re-
port to my friend.
Lord Maeaulay is on the train /
said; that's what brings the people
out, and I'd give good deal to see
him myself. He smiled again. I'm
Lord Macaulay,' he said, with almost
a schoolgirl blush, and l reached out
with American enthusiasm and shook
hands with him so heartily and earnest
ly that he laughed till tears ran down
his cheeks.
| s'When we reached York he invited
me to dine with him, and at the dinner
he extended further invitation for me
to visit his home and his family, and
did it, and to this day Macaulay is one
of my brightest and pleasantest memo
ries. s."-DrdDaatic Times.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-04-21
Dr.F enner' 'sKidnev
@Back-aChe Cure.

Rev. A. J. MERCHAN+r, Presiding
Elder M. E. Church, MeadviBe, Pa,
writes:
(Aprn Ia, 1874 DIR FRNNER's Kidney and
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lief 1t effected cure completely | have
needed nothing since l took ii four years ago"
FRAME F. PERCIvAL, Rochester. N. l.. writes {:
(April 5, 1891 'One bottle of DIR Fenner's
Kidney and Back Sche Cure helped me more
than all the Kidney Remedies taken III the pss =,
two years six bottles entirely cured ne -
MRS. JAMES FULLER, FTedonia, p. Y. writes
March :, 1898 DIR. Fepner's Kidney and
BRck-Achs Cure has relieved me of Kidney
Disease, Heart Disease, and Female Weakness
1 never had a medicine help SO quickly.''
HARRY WATERS Hamlet. N. y. writes:
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RHEUMA rIsM, &C, The most success
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For sale by Betting & Gibbons.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-04-21
A CPoss-Eyed Speaker.

Representative Johnston, of North
Carolina, is one of the pIainest, easy
going members of the House, and is
among the richest of the Southern Rep
resentatives. He, however, is not bit
proud, and has ii distinguishing mark
in that he is cross-eycd. He tells a
story on himself which shows there is
some advantage in having a crooked
vision. Before being elected to Con-
gress, he served several terms in the
North Carolina Legislature, and was fire.
quently called upon to preside as
Speaker, pro TEN. On one occasion
there was Il warm contest in the House
and number of members were striv-
ing for recognition. "After the con-
test member came to me and was
quite indignant. Says he: You were
looking right straight at me, and you
recognized the other fellow
Yes" replied Mr.. johnson, 81
know l was looking straight at you, but
you know l am cross-cyed and my sight
was on the other man." This satisfied
the complaining man, but the fact was
that he did see him, but he did not
want to recognize the gentleman. and
his angular vision stood him in good
stead.-LouiSriHe Courier-JOUYnuL
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-04-21
PIlEsI PiLELiIPILESlIl

A sure cure for Blind, Bleeding,
Itching, and liberated Piles, has been
discovered by DIR. William, ian Indian
remedy )called DR. WILLIAMS 8 INDIAN
OINTMENT. A single box has cured
the worst chronic eases of twenty five
years standing. No one need suffer
five minutes after applying this Won
derful soothing medicine. Lotions and
instruments do more harm than goo d
Williams Ointment absorbs the tn.
nors, a1lays the intense itching, ipar-
ticularly at night after getting warm
in bed,) acts as a poultice, gives in
stant and painless relief, and is me-
pared only for Piles, itching of tha
private parts, and for nothing else.
For sale by Il. Waterman, and mail
ed on recent of price 81 Gn
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-04-21
Every Man to His Trade.

Every trade, every profession. has
it's own peculiar methods of procedure.
which, while not kept secret, are still
unknown to the general public. This
ignorance is due to several CAUSES,
among which may be mentioned lack
OF interest and lack of any simple ac-
count of the processes involved. Ii
one not educated to the legal profession
be told the facts in certain case, and
then be turned loose in a large law
library, how long would it take him to
work up brief? How would he know
what books to consult, where to find
decisions bearing on the eases iR ques-
ton. or, when found, how to interpret
them, and ascertain their exact rela-
tions to the subject in dispute?
There is probably just as much mys-
terry surrounding the way in which the
naturalist investigates the secrets OF
Nature, vet the true student has not
the slightest desire to conceal his meth
ods; but, on the other hand, is perfect
ly willing, even glad, to tell how he
arrived at his results to any one who
wishes to hear. The student, on first
entering biological laboratory, thinks
he has an easy task before him. All
that he has to do in order to become a
naturalist is to see and to remember
what he sees. In few days this con-
fidence gives way to spirit of despair.
He begins to realize that observation
is not SO easy as he thought, and that
the structures so distinctly shown in
anatomical plates are not so readily
discovered in the object before him.
He becomes satisfied that in science, as
in the other departments of knowl-
edge, there is no royal road to learn
ing. Gradually he acquires the meth
ods, and knowing them his knowledge
increases. What at first seemed an
impossible task is seen to be really
easy, and things at first invisible are
soon rs plain as day. At first sight it
would seem difficult to take an egg,
only l-1O0 of an inch in diameter, and
cut it into slices in any desired manner,
and vet it is an everyday operation to
section such an egg and convert ii into
fifty slices.
1t is the purpose of this article to
tell in general terms the way in which
| Il ildttiialiSt, ohe CS CSpStit'i - <-'"iScoA"''
arrives at his results. To give exact
details would expand this article to a
| large volume and render it extremely
abstruse and technical, while mere
| outline will be much shorter and (the
writer hopes) more interesting. With
in the past few years the methods OF
study and tendencies of biological
thought have undergone an immense
development; and although each OF
the nearly four hundred colleges and
| universities in the United States pre-
tend to give instruction in botany and
zoology, there are really less than a
| dozen where the student can obtain a
good and solid foundation in the
biological sciences as they exist to-day.
Mr.. j. s. Kingsley, an Popular Science
| 1Tn,7f6{u
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-04-21
Rucklen's ArnicaSalye.

The BEST SALvE in the world for
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum,
fever sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
blsins, corns, and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures piles, 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price Is cents per
box. For sale by @. p Reed, Ravapna
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-04-21

George Westinghouse, of Pittsburg,
Pa, patentee of the famous air-brake
and many other valuable inventions,
has manufacturing establishments in
England, France and Germany and en-
ploys nearly 1000 men. He is native
of Schenectady, N. Y, and graduate
of Cornell, 49,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-04-21
PATENTS. Ssvsats, sSrss saJ TfsSs Gssx.

rights obtaihei. and all other business in the
u, $. Patent Oilice attended to for AODERATk
FEES.
our office is opposite the U. s. Patent ONCE,
anu we can Obtain Pate ntS in less time than
those remote from w WASHINGTON.
Send MODEL OR DRAWING. We advise as to
patentability free OF charge; and we make NO
Oh ARGE UNLESS WE OBTAIN PATENT.
w refer here TO the Postmaster, the Supt. of
Money Order Div, and to officials OF the u S.
Patent ofice. For circular, advice. terms and
references to actual clients in your own State
or County, write to
G. A. SNOW 4 CO.,
Opposite Patent 0nice. " Washington. ID. C.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-04-21
Through Car Arrangements,

Through Car Arrangement,
No 3. Pullman Paia e sleeping Coaches, and
regular Day Coaches. New Iork to Chicago via
Marion. aud Chicago \ Atlantic Railway tho
change tor any class of passengers Also,
Pullman Sleeping Coach \ Youngstown TO TN
cinnatt ami Iseclining Char al Youngstown
To rHuria via Springfield and l.. B & W R'y.
pariur Car Salamanca TO Cleveland.
No, B. Pullman Buffet sleeping Coach New
YtrH Ia So. Louis. via. Cincinnati. in conncc-
tIun with ohio X Mississippi R'y, also fuiiulan
Bu1et Sleeping oach, New Ork to Cleveland.
sol. - Tram New York to Chicago, Consisting
0t Pullman Smoking, Day, Sleeping and I.oIei
yUActl,.s VIA 81 ariou and Chicago Y Atlantic
jtaii way.
N1,4 Pullman Buffet Sleeping Coach and
ttt.2ul.ii ttay COACHES. LIGclnnatl to New orb
az. ettn.s. amy class Vi passengers. Also,
t'uiiui BIntt sleeping coach. Cleveland To
New ark.
NJ, ~. Pullman Palace Sis eping Coaches
and regular lIaI Coaches, thicago to Ne& 0fk
wa. II .lrIuu, and Chicago Atlantic Railway
ma chang ge for any class oil passengersj- Also
nuiItu.u Sic. ping Coach Chicago to Albany
al / tsbstoa. via Marion, and Chicago x tlah-
ttr - s.v. ard Pullman Palace SleeplnE
Coach, Cincinna att to Youngstown, Reclihing
Chair Car indianapolis TO Youngstown.
40. - 4. ., Er - allowed up Sn Local I1CkStS'
=. :. GLA kk. Asst General Messenger
,krnt. Cleveland, o.
j. X. 81 aLEk, General superintendent
Cleveland, Ohio.
j, SHARP. Aget,
RaVeuna, -,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-04-21

+Dailys
Connections at Gallery Junction with North
ern Division Trains
No and 6, for Butler
z for Butler and FoXburg-
3 gets condection from Foxburg and
Burlcr.
and Eicago on Nos. and 6, daily
Through Day Coach between Allegheny and
Toledo on Nos and daily, except Sn nday.
ca & c. Night Express leaves Orrville
Union Depot. at 10:2 p. m daily, with
Throu eh Day Coaches and Sleeping Car Tor
Columbus aud Cincinnats.
THOs. M. KING,
General Manager.
q, w. BAsSETT,
General Passenger Agents
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-04-21
Mount Union COLLEGE,

A cool, :.n"al ~cHool tor both Sexes Stu
Z thts "stt cnicr rG5 ne ;;eguIar Courses of
Stndv-ti2s i'-,ti literary Philosophical Nor
AL and fr.n 'Ii"'S Special "uf2es-Mu-
sr'1t L"ume rciaj.aGd Painting. hArenses very
low. SPECIAL attention given 10 the Normal
course.
For InI3rmatinn Catalogue ans Circulars,
address rhGF- JoSEPH l.. SHUEK. A NJ kt.
Union. Stark Co -. LEWIS MILLER Pres Of
Trustees. Station and Telephone, Alliance O
Attendance large, apd rapidly increasing
G4a w.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-04-21

DR.. Hainswald, the African traveller,
SAYS that in Zululand he met the saw
age who killed the French Prince
Imperial, and told him that il
he had only taken the young man pris-
pner he might have got large ransom,
whereupon the Zulu wept with regret
end grist. sz,,z a-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-04-21
CHOICE VARIETIES
STR4 WBE.RIES,
RASPBERRIES.
BTA OK Il RIES.
Ar
REASONAB BILE PRICES.
A. Il. STEPHENSON,
CRAaGESToWH, 0.

GESTOWH. O.,
Ohers to the people OF Portage County the fol-
lowing unexcelled varieties, which Rave iuva-
riabls received the higeest commend 4tions
wh'fe ser eHhlb'tcd taking the inst Prem unis
in c.ety com lettgivr test as to Hardness Size
Flavor. and froliuc Fearing.
WHITE ANN ARRoR GRAPE-aar,v nm
thc, large amt delicious. kiPens ten DAYS or
two weeks before the Concord Never miidevs
nor r"t3. Second .lza. Cne year old. small, 80
cents each,
We, the undersig gacd. la giEe been appointed
by the AEI!cninraI ana horticultural Society
OF va ahlensw 30 i:ichi& al. to Judges
In the foinUlugica! department at their Fair i'll
pctoter, 1852. had uhter consideration "a gaii.
cite: % Hrapes, shd 1t was their decided opin
lou that the " " hite Arm AtloI " seeding was
iaT the most desirable Ui the lot.
For ssse H1o9r AMI tsaHEg 1t tOok the lead of
All our standard varieties, AID we believe it
Will yet becoine one OF the most pa pular Grapes
IL this country nABFIE LARk
j, u. WILLIAss,
ANN ABRoR, MICH., Dec %. 1881
RUS AN, ,MuLRERkI-HA "A beau
tiidl quick growing tree fJr the lawn while
tie fruit Is valuable for table use, BY mail
" To 10 lGch size, 10 cents each, Il 60 per dozen
THE WAGER PEACH.-This is, " lthout ex-
CeptIOn. the best anu richest Peach we are aS-
quaIntad with. for table use and canning pur-
poses. 1t Is Cf good size, yellow kin, and hesh
as yellow a. gold; thick meated, small pit very
hardy, and one OF the most abundant bearers OF
any sort known 1t reproduceS itself every time
ltdm The pat. One wear OLD trees, by express, Q
To i feet, 20 cents each; s2.6O per dozen.
WATERLOO PEACH-2 to- it. a6 cts each.
he largest and best very early peach grown
RipeGs about middle OF July.
"BIa BOB ''-THE COMING sTRAwBERRY.-
The biggest and most uniform III size the best
Favored and most productive. and the Vires the
hardest, Price by mail. 81 co per doZ or 50
per 100. A T. STEPHENSON
RaVenna, March so 1883 7e2-2m
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Cleveland & Pittsburgh r. r.

Through Coaches from Rayenna to Pitts
ogTgh.
PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING CARS.
Ja Fast Line to Philadelphia and New York,
Without change, Connecting in Union Station,
i'isSsburgh, with Through Cars to Baltimore
tai " aShington-
Nos. 36 and make close connection at ALI,
nace with last through trains for Chicago and
WesteTn points.
ror rIine Tables, Rates OF Fare, Through
Tickets and Baggage Cheeks, and further in
i3rnation regarding the running Of trains
apply 10 ~
w D. ARMSTRONG;,
Ticket Agt., Ravenna. o.
las NC .REA K. A. FORD,
Gen'l Manager, Gen. Passenger Agt.
Fttts6urRh. tiburg
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-10-06
A COMMUNITY AROUsED.
What Do New Englanders Think OF the
Mongolian Now?

BosroN, October 5th.-A dispatch from
Greenfield says: All Foo, a middle-aged
Chlnaman, is under strong guard in the
county Jail here to pre- elent his being
lynched by the justly outraged community.
Such scene of excitement has rarely been
seen in New England town as that of
yesterday. All Foo is Well-known laun-
dryman, and has attracted much attention
to himself by his protestations of Chris
uanlty, beng member of Sunday
school and favorite theme for religious
speakers to enthuse over. He is charged
with assaulting five young girls. An in
Vestlgatlon by the parents of the children
showed conclusively that the accusation
against the Chlnaman is not without foun-
dauon. The children, examined separately,
all told the same story. They said the
Chinaman had given them something to
drink and had assaulted them.
The news leaked out and spread like
wldfire, and large crowd gathered around
the laundry and dragged out the offender.
The police rescued him and drove him in a
wagon to police headquarters, where, after
examination, there were discovered corrob-
orative proof of the girls statements. BY
this time it was necessary to call out the
entire police force to keep the mob out of
the station, and when Foo was held in
$1,000 bail he was taken out in disguise and
sent to the Jail. A large force of deputies
were sworn in by the Sheriff and placed on
guard inside the prison, while 5000 people
stood outside and clamored for the prison
er's life. The Celestial is terribly scared
and sits shivering in his cell. The crowd
keep up their yelling. Last night six more
victims were discovered, and all under Is
years of age. Their families are heart
broken, and the parents telling their wrongs
On the streets arouse the wrath of the peo-
pie to boiling point. Ah Foo will be
taken from this town for safety.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-10-06
California Raisins Driving the Finest
Spanish Raisins to the yau,


lCopylga, 1887, by the California Associasea Press
New YORK, October 9TH Especial.
The 1fdH and Express saws: California
raisins have reached such perfection that
they are now able to compete successfully
with the finest of Spanish fruit. Already
some OF the present seasons crop is in the
market and presents handsome appear-
ance. Loose Muscatel is now packed bv
machinery which has enabled the packers
to, compete with the low-priced manual
labor of Spain. A well-known handler
said this morning:
" must acknowledge that this seasons
California raisins are superior to the i'm
ported Spanish fruit. The grape crop has
been large and fine. The raisins are better
cured and think will command nearly.
II not quite, as high prices as the foreign
product. Were ii not for the Interstate
commerce law. which has increased the
cost of transportation from twenty to thirty
hve cents box, the native fruit could be
sold cheaper 1t seems strange to me that
the Government should thus impose a tax
upon native products. / am informed that
over 100000 boxes or 100000 pounds. of
ralsiDs are coming eastward from Califor-
MA. OF this quantity about one tenth, or
Z0o,O00 pounds, will reach New York. Part
OF this shipment has already arrived, and
more Will come next week. So fire is this
irult that 1t is bought up to a great extent
before 1t reaches here. 1t is nv opinion
that the California raisin will soon drive
the foreign out of the market, and will
finally be exported to Europe"